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Volume 8 Issue 10 (October, 2020)

Review Articles

Contemporary investigative approaches in maxillofacial space infections- A review
Dr. R Aravinth, Dr. R Sathyanarayanan, Dr. Thamizhp pozhil Guna, Dr. Manoharan P.S

Era of Odontogenic infections is common in the oral surgical practice and their treatment should be a prompt standard procedure for every oral surgeon. For optimal management of septic intraoral problems, the practitioner must understand the underlying causes and etiologies of odontogenic infections. The advent and strategic use of antibiotics have decreased the incidence of deep neck infection. When a deep neck infection does occur, however, it can be the cause of significant morbidity and death, resulting in airway obstruction, mediastinitis, pericarditis, epidural abscesses, and major vessel erosion. Therefore, the early diagnosis of infection and insight investigative clarity is very important in head and neck infections. Keywords: Odontogenic, Space Infection, Abscess, Investigations.

 
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